General Terms & Conditions for Web Site

Welcome to the Recovery Direct Online℠ web site! The Recovery Direct Online℠ (“RDO”) site is provided by Recovery Connection, LLC and provides a forum to discuss addiction and substance abuse in a safe, anonymous, and supportive environment. We do have some rules that you must follow when visiting/using our site.

It is important that you, our Visitors, read these General Terms and Conditions ("Contract") carefully, especially the limitations and disclaimers of our liability. Please understand that your use of this site does constitute your acceptance of and agreement with all of the terms and conditions contained in this Contract.

We reserve the right to make changes to these terms and conditions although we do not intend to do so very often. You should always, however, check this Contract whenever you visit our site to ensure that you have read and agree with our most current terms and conditions. Any changes will be prospective only. We normally will not make any changes to our terms and conditions that have a retroactive effect unless legally required to do so. Please know that your continued use of this site after that time will constitute your acceptance of any new or amended terms.

Intellectual Property Ownership

Copyrights

RDO owns or uses with permission all copyrights and/or other intellectual property rights in artwork, graphics, text, video and audio clips, trademarks, logos and other content available on this web site ("Content").

You may copy any part of this web site to your own computer for your personal use; however, you may not copy or incorporate any of the Content available on the web site into any other work, including your own web site or use the Content in any other public or commercial manner. Unless we give you a license to do so, you may not post or redistribute any portion of our web site. RDO keeps full and complete ownership of all such Content, including any downloadable software or code, any pictures or images incorporated in or generated by the software and all data that goes with it. You must not copy, modify, reproduce, upload, transmit, distribute, reverse-engineer, disassemble or otherwise convert it to any other form.

You may not change or modify any of the notices regarding trademarks, copyright or other marks that may accompany the Content. If you desire to link to the home page of our site, you may do so, but do not use our Content in your own site. You are also not permitted to “deep link” (such as linking to any page other than the home page) to our site without our specific written permission.

Trademarks

All trademarks used on this site are the property of RDO or our business partners, unless otherwise specifically stated.

Submissions

Regarding employment: We respect your rights regarding the protection of personal information, especially in relation to any application you may make for employment with RDO if employment applications are accepted at this site. However, when you submit information with respect to a job application, you give us an unrestricted royalty-free right to use and share this information to the extent necessary to consider and respond to your employment request.

Other submissions not related to employment: We are happy to receive any stories, comments, suggestions, ideas, graphics, pictures or anything else you may wish to share with us, but do please understand that by uploading or sending such material through this site, these items will NOT be confidential and you assign all your interest in it to RDO. Also, depending on which law applies, RDO will either own the material you send to us on this site or you will be deemed to have granted RDO an exclusive and perpetual license to use it in any way we see fit - that includes reproducing it, disclosing it, publishing it, or broadcasting it here or somewhere else, in this or any other medium now known or later invented. Under no circumstances are you entitled to any payment if we do use your submission for any purpose. You are also bound by any additional rules posted at community or other areas where user-generated content is permitted.

You are not permitted to engage in or conduct any activity on or through the web site which is unlawful, offensive, abusive, which violates the rights of third parties, or which inhibits or prevents other people from using and enjoying this web site. You are not permitted to monitor or copy Content on the web site by using any robot, "bot," spider, crawler or other automatic device or manual process without our written permission. You also may not do anything to interfere with the proper working of the web site. You further agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless RDO and its subsidiaries, affiliates, members, officers and employees from any damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) which may arise from any third party claims resulting from, or arising out of, your use of the web site or posting of content, if permitted. We reserve the right to end your access to the web site at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.

No Endorsements

Even though our web site might refer to products or services of third parties or even link to third party sites or information, we do not endorse or make any warranties or representations about them. Any links to other sites that we may have are only provided for your convenience. You must make your own decisions regarding the value or benefit of third party products, services and web sites.

Privacy Policy

Make sure that you read our Privacy Policy and any consents at registration or application areas carefully, so that you know what personal information we collect at this site, how we handle it and for what purposes we use it. For some purposes (such as when you apply for employment with RDO) you must consent for us to permit you to submit personal or other information to us.

Use of this Site: Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer

NEITHER RDO NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANYONE WHO HELPED DEVELOP, CREATE, PRODUCE OR DELIVER THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE IS LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, UNLESS THEY ACTED WILLFULLY OR WITH GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR THAT LIABILITY MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:

• COMPENSATORY DAMAGES, WHICH ARE DAMAGES CALCULATED TO COMPENSATE YOU DIRECTLY FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY;

• CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHICH ARE DAMAGES THAT DO NOT FLOW DIRECTLY FROM AN ACTION, BUT ONLY FROM SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES OR RESULTS OF SUCH ACTION; AND

• OTHER MISCELLANEOUS DAMAGES AND EXPENSES, SUCH AS INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

THIS EXCLUSION WILL NOT COVER LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY OR LIABILITY FOR A BREACH OF STATUTORY OR CONTRACTUAL DUTIES.

We use every reasonable effort to make sure that accurate information is provided on this web site, but do not guarantee such accuracy. We make no representations regarding the use or results of use of any Content on this site in terms of its accuracy, reliability or any other matter.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS WEB SITE, THE OPERATIONS OF THIS WEB SITE AND ALL CONTENT ON THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT (BUT EXCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED). THERE IS NO WARRANTY AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT THIS WEB SITE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT OR OUR EFFORTS WILL FULFILL ANY OF YOUR PARTICULAR PURPOSES OR NEEDS.

The contents of the web site, such as text, graphics, images, and other material contained on the web site ("Content") are for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the RDO Site!

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. RDO does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on this site. Reliance on any information provided by RDO, RDO employees, others appearing on this site at the invitation of RDO, or other visitors to the Site is solely at your own risk.

This site may contain health- or medical-related materials that are sexually explicit. If you find these materials offensive, you may not want to use our site. The site and the Content are provided on an "as is" basis.

In order to create a safe community, the team at RDO needs everyone to understand that this site will not support or allow the some actions and activities. Specifically:

• No discussions about how to obtain drugs

• No selling or purchasing of drugs or drug-related paraphernalia

• No solicitation for rehab programs or otherwise

• Not to be used for dating purposes

• Negative or hate speech is not allowed

We reserve the right to remove any postings or any other information that we feel may be offensive or otherwise objectionable; however, we are not responsible for any material posted by any user or for any information whatsoever contained in any linked sites. YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT NEITHER RDO NOR ANY OF ITS AGENTS, AFFILIATES, MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND/OR EMPLOYEES IS RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, INFRINGING OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY OTHER VISITOR TO THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY.

Copyright Agent

We will respond appropriately to any and all notices of alleged infringement that comply with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), including by removing or disabling access to material claimed to be the subject of infringing activity. You should send any claims or notices of infringement relating to this web site or any of its Content to RDO's designated DMCA agent:

DMCA Agent
c/o Consumer Care Department
Recovery Connection, LLC
PO Box 826
Hermiston, OR 97838
dmca.agent@RecoveryDirectOnline.com

You may also obtain a copy of RDO's DMCA policy from the DMCA agent listed above. Do not, however, send any other correspondence or inquiries to our DMCA agent; he/she will only respond to DMCA notices and inquiries.

Other

If any provision of this Contract is found to be void, unlawful or unenforceable for any reason, that portion shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not otherwise affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. RDO reserves the right to pursue any remedy available to it at law or in equity in the event of your breach of this Contract.

Date: October 2016